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August 2, 2022
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how to use the eyedropper tool in colour picker

  • August 2, 2022
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Hi all,

this has been annoying me foooorrrrever!!!!

maybe im missing something.

 

I have been using Illustrator for years and years.

 

how do i use the eyedropper while the color picker is open? like to quickly recolor an object using a color already on the artboard?

 

like in photoshop? photoshop has had this feature since the dawn of time, but illustrator consistently misses this feature why?

 

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Beste Antwort von Monika Gause

Double click the gradient stop with the gradient tool. You will get a small popup panel. In it there is an eyedropper tool you can use to pick up a color.

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Monika Gause
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Community Expert
August 2, 2022

Double click the gradient stop with the gradient tool. You will get a small popup panel. In it there is an eyedropper tool you can use to pick up a color.

Gandhi4Autor
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August 2, 2022

nice! thank you!! how on earth would i know that!! crazy adobe!! why can i not just use the color picker panel!! seems soooo obvious.

Ton Frederiks
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Community Expert
August 2, 2022

Freeform Gradient?  I don't think you can.

You could select these colors first and add them to your Swatches and use the Swatches panel to change the colors in a Freeform gradient.

Doug A Roberts
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Community Expert
August 2, 2022

I'm afraid you're unlikely to get answers to questions of "why". The best I can do is ask that you vote on this request, though it has been 'under review' since 2017:

 

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/20490016-make-eyedropper-tool-usable-in-color-picker-dialog

Gandhi4Autor
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August 2, 2022

wow absolutely astonishing! i found that article searching for answers! i cannot believe this is not a standard feature.